Hose-rad connector, sizes please?

[AugustneverEnds]

The small hose on the passenger side or the radiator has a tear. Does anyone know the diameter of it? It's this one: http://store.delorean.com/p-6277-hose-rad-connector.aspx

Just want the size before I take the old one off and before I go to the parts store and get a lot of blank faces when I try to explain it's for a D. Thanks

[AugustneverEnds]

Oh I forgot to add, I'm running the DMCH radiator if that makes any difference.

[AugustneverEnds]

Specifically this one: http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx/Hose-Radiator-Lower/_/R-NBG605_0134961805

[Josh]

Any hose with a 1.25" dia and sufficient heat rating will work on the coolant pipes. I bought 8ft of bulk hose and cut it up for all the coolant pipe connections.

[jawn101]

Isn't there one hose that's an odd size at one end? I can't remember where in the cooling system it is, but there's a piece somewhere that you can't just get at a Napa and replace on the side of the road. I think it might be on the WP actually.

[Josh]

Isn't there one hose that's an odd size at one end? I can't remember where in the cooling system it is, but there's a piece somewhere that you can't just get at a Napa and replace on the side of the road. I think it might be on the WP actually.
The only delorean specif hoses I have are the main input and output to the WP. The big curved hoses.

The pipe at a 45deg angle on the passenger side beside the engine is a slightly larger diameter than the other pipes. But with some elbow grease and cursing a 1.25" hose will fit.

[AugustneverEnds]

Any hose with a 1.25" dia and sufficient heat rating will work on the coolant pipes. I bought 8ft of bulk hose and cut it up for all the coolant pipe connections.

Great, thanks!! On my way to pick up some hose at NAPA. Cooling system bleeding tonight, oh joy!!

[Josh]

I used to think similarly about bleeding the coolant system but I find it pretty easy now. Installing a bleeder on the top of the rad is to credit. I rigged one up with about $10 of fittings from the autoparts store, or you can get one from Toby.

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So its pretty easy to bleed now. Get the car warm enough to get the thermostat opening, adding coolant to keep the level up. Bleed via the rad, then bleed via the thermostat housing. I catch the coolant in a clean container and just pour it back in the header bottle. Takes about 1/2 hour at most!

To streamline the process even more permanently plumb the thermostat housing bleed to the small line going to the header bottle. Then all that needs to be bled is the rad! Once again Toby has a kit for this or you can rig it up on your own.

[AugustneverEnds]

Still doing it old school, for now anyways. If I'm being honest the anticipation is worse than doing it. As I was bleeding the system today I was thinking that it really wasn't as taxing as I remembered it. Practice must make perfect! I've been lucky that 10287 has always bled all of the air out on the first attempt. :yesss: